News Bestseller clashes with Danish broadcaster over documentary COPENHAGEN – Bestseller has become embroiled in a public row after Danish broadcaster TV 2 scrutinised the fashion group’s Bangladeshi Read More »
News Wool’s carbon footprint: a rethink This article appears in the autumn edition of Natural Fibres Insight. It’s no great secret that for years, wool has Read More »
News Copenhagen Fashion Week warned over misleading marketing COPENHAGEN – Copenhagen Fashion Week (CFW) has been warned it risks contributing to misleading end consumers, despite being a business-to-business Read More »
News Levi Strauss launches free renewables help for suppliers SAN FRANCISCO – US denim giant Levi Strauss & Co has launched a programme that gives Indian suppliers free support Read More »
News Polyester rise eclipses certified cotton in new rankings AMSTERDAM – The fashion industry is shifting further towards polyester at the expense of cotton, according to research by Solidaridad Read More »
News China automates textile waste sorting at scale GUANGDONG – China has switched on its first fully automated textile waste sorting line with Databeyond Technology, an AI and Read More »
News Textile-linked emissions rise by a fifth in five years TEXAS – Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) tied to textile fibres have risen around a fifth in five years, according to Read More »
News Animal fibres and methane: beyond the headlines Methane emissions increasingly matter in sustainability circles, and fashion has a significant methane footprint. But fresh calls to abandon wool, Read More »
News Circ and Arvind strike recycled fibres deal VIRGINIA – US recycler Circ has announced a deal with India’s Arvind to bring textile-to-textile recycled fibres into large-scale commercial Read More »
Nike chief says huge switch to digital is permanent 23rd September 2020 No Comments OREGON – US sportswear giant Nike has claimed that the huge switch to digital, online buying is permanent after seeing a massive rise in online Read More »
US House votes to ban Xinjiang imports 23rd September 2020 No Comments WASHINGTON – Brands with sourcing links to Xinjiang have been placed on high alert after the US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to take action Read More »